Roman didn't linger too long at the party, and only stayed for about twenty-five minutes, having brief conversations with Matthew, Andre, and Alexander, as well as greeting the Beckhams and a few friends, before turning and leaving.

Undoubtedly, Roman is the smartest and most cunning of the many bigwigs that Lan Li has fought so far - his power is different from Disney CEO Bob Iger, this is the wisdom and shrewdness that businessmen have cultivated in the camp, and they are always calculating and pulling, which is completely different from Bob's calm atmosphere and strategic planning from an orthodox background.

Lan Li and Bob confront, the two of them are like a game of chess, even if they win or lose each other, they don't see the edge, all of them are hidden under the surface of the water, but Lan Li and Roman fight, but they are hand-to-hand, bayonets are red, not a game but a game, step by step calculations throughout, traps are everywhere, this is a new experience.

Literally, Lan Li should have preferred to fight Bob, but in fact, on the contrary, he leans more towards Roman. Because Bob is too sensible and too calm, there is no room for manoeuvre in his formula, he is the kind of person who takes into account the big picture at the expense of a small group interest, while Roman is more emotional and more emotional, his hands are stained with blood, but he is still willing to compromise for the sake of certain "human emotions", if he is completely cold-blooded, it is because he is not impressed.

Of course, with Bob and Roman, Lan Li has been talking about it so far, and all judgments are just personal feelings pieced together from clues, far from understanding, and the judgment is not completely accurate - but Lan Li is not interested in continuing to understand deeply, because in the face of such a big guy, the more you know, it doesn't mean a good thing.

So, should Lan Li work with Roman?

"We need financial support, and Roman has the chain, and at the same time, he's not a consortium, he has enough mobility, that's the perfect fit. ”

"But did you realise that he was a very controlling businessman?

After the auction and reception, Lan Li and his party finally returned home, so that they could rest for a while, but rest did not mean relaxation.

About Roman, about cooperation...... This is undoubtedly the core focus of today, how they should choose, how they should deal with Roman, and more importantly, how they should look at this matter, which can be called a turning point in fate for the development of Sisyphus Pictures.

"Roman Abramovich", this name is already quite important in high society, and in the shopping mall, it is even more important, even if it is at the level of Blue Ceremony, it must be paid attention to, and the status of the level is two completely different things from the cooperation agreement between Disney and Warner Bros.

Matthew and Andre had a heated argument, while Eaton and Lan Li watched from the sidelines.

"But he's just as willing to believe in professionalism! Cinema is not his specialty, and he's happy to leave things to us. ”

'Here's the problem, he's a guy who is used to taking the initiative and he can be free in the early stages, but when he feels he knows enough, do you think he's going to sit on the sidelines? If he intervenes, do you think we can stand up to him? Once his funds become our greatest support, we will not be able to get rid of it. ”

'But he's the perfect source of money!' His generosity, his wisdom, his persistence and most importantly, he won't let go easily as long as he sees the investment, and Chelsea are now 10 years old and he's still willing to invest, generous and consistent, and that's his greatest strength. ”

"So, do you agree on his source of wealth, is it clean, or does he need to get rid of suspicion through Sisyphus Pictures?"

"That's been twenty years, and his assets are now confirmed, aren't they?"

"Have you ever heard that the British authorities are preparing to investigate the source of his assets? This also made him say that he wanted to leave the UK at one point, and now those doubts are still there, is it possible that he just wants to use Lan Li? Lan Li's identity is not just a Hollywood actor. ”

"These are all quid pro quos. You know, and I know, don't prevaricate with those official rhetoric. If they are willing to keep Roman, it is not because his assets are legitimate, but because they can bring benefits to Britain and themselves, and they decide to completely investigate Roman's assets, not because his assets are illegal, but because he has no use value, or because Britain and Russia have reached an agreement to get more benefits in exchange. It's not that simple, but it's also that complicated, Matthew, you should know that. ”

"Yes, I know that, and that's why I think it's a bad idea: you know what it's called? It's called Dances with Wolves, you don't want to dance with Roman, you think you can control him, but he's a figure that you and I can't match, and he didn't rely on luck to get to where he is today. ”

"Attention, if he really wants to go legal, then he can't take the liberty of breaking the balance, not to mention, we have Lan Li, let Lan Li deal with Roman! They can form a balance, while contributing funds, while inspiring, isn't this a perfect cooperation plan?"

"Andre, that's my point, Lan Li shouldn't be a representative of Sisyphus! He's an actor, he should just be an actor, don't throw the burden of Sisyphus on Lan Li, you're ruining him, understand? Let him focus on acting, and then choose someone we can deal with to work with. ”

"The people who can deal with it can't provide us with enough support! And the people who can provide enough support are not existences that we can control! Finally, we met a barely qualified person, but you refused to let us get closer, isn't the expansion of Sisyphus Pictures Lan Li's idea? Why should we exclude him? We need Roman, we need his funds, and he is the last piece in the puzzle! Matthew, you should let Lan Li grow up, he shouldn't stay in the ivory tower anymore, he thinks the same way, otherwise he won't come back to London. ”

The whole living room is filled with arguments between Matthew and Andre, Matthew thinks that Roman should be rejected, this is a plot with the tiger, and Andre thinks that Roman should be accepted, this is a great opportunity, neither of them can convince the other, and the focus and opinion are constantly changing in the middle of the dispute, and there is always a stalemate.

The evening in London is still full of haze, and the rain is not painful, and the crystal clear raindrops slowly slide down the transparent glass, reflecting a bizarre world, all the noise and noise are blocked, and people just want to lazily curl up on the sofa, hold a cup of coffee, flip through a magazine or play Sudoku, pass the time of boredom, and spend the afternoon with nothing to do.

Especially after an auction in the morning, a cocktail party in the afternoon, and a gallery tour after afternoon tea, it is even more necessary to relax.

Unfortunately, so much has happened today that it is very difficult to even enjoy a moment of peace.

Eton held his black tea, staring at Matthew and Andre with a shocked and panicked face, a little overwhelmed, and then he cautiously leaned towards Lan Li, "Lan Li, aren't you going to interrupt them?"

"Huh?" Lan Li raised his voice, but his gaze remained on the "Times's" word-writing game today, "Egg-creatures living on Tasmania?"

Lan Li's attention was very concentrated, and the noise around him didn't seem to have any effect at all, and then Andre realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, "Lan Li, I didn't mean that, sorry, I just said ...... I mean, you chose to expand Sisyphus Pictures, you can't just leave it alone, Roman doesn't recognize me or Arthur's name at all, even Alexander, they're just standard friends, we need you, Matthew...... Matthew is really ...... Sorry, Matthew, I didn't mean anything against you. ”

"If the second letter is 'L'...... Platypus?" Lan Li muttered under his breath.

Andre's words were directly stuck in his throat, and then he didn't hold back after all, and roared on the spot, "Lan Li!"

"What?" Lan Li's thoughts were finally interrupted, and he raised his head and cast his gaze towards Andre and Matthew.

Andre also didn't know how to face such a situation, so he was a little helpless, and Matthew was also slightly stunned, and then he understood: Lan Li was not worried at all, obviously, Lan Li had already made a decision, and their dispute was not necessary.

Then Andre could see that Matthew also sat down next to him, his expression seemed to be relaxed, and he was directly dumbfounded, "Matthew?"

"Give me a moment, I'll fill this out. Without waiting for Andrei's "answer", Lan Li lowered his head again and looked at the newspaper in his hand.

Because it was so ridiculous and too helpless, that Andre himself couldn't help laughing, and he walked to the side and sat down heavily, "Lan Li-Sebastian Hall, can you show a little respect? I don't like this, I don't think you respect my efforts!"

Lan Li finally put the newspaper down, "Andre, I'm sorry. Without any hesitation, Lan Li expressed his apology, but Andre didn't buy it at all.

Lan Li couldn't help but laugh dumbly, took out a piece of chocolate from the refreshments on the coffee table, and shouted, "Andrey?" and threw the chocolate over.

Reflexively, Andre raised his hand to catch the chocolate, spread out his palm and glanced at it, angry and funny, "Lan Li, I'm not ten years old, okay?"

"Who says that a ten-year-old likes to eat sweets? What do you do with Eton?" said Lan Li seriously.

Eaton blinked, his face innocent, "Why did you talk about me again? I haven't eaten sweets in a long, long time." "Sneakily sat back, away from the coffee table - there seemed to be some cake crumbs next to the teacup in front of me, no one should have noticed, right?

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